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Jang Nara and Lee Sang Yoon Cast in SBS Office Romance Drama VIP

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 4, 2019 by ockoalaJune 4, 2019
Two individuals in formal attire, smiling.

There’s a fall drama in the works and the productions got their ducks all in a row because it’s fully cast already. But with how fast time is flying by nowadays it’s a good thing because before you know it fall will be here. SBS has lined up the K-drama VIP starring Lee Sang Yoon and Jang Nara, a curious … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Jang Nara, Lee Sang Yoon, VIP

First Look at Han Suk Kyu, Kim Hyun Joo and Seo Kang Joon in OCN Police Drama Watcher

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 4, 2019 by ockoalaJune 4, 2019
Three people in an office setting.

For a drama packed with big leads the upcoming OCN procedural Watcher feels remarkably low key. Veteran leading man Han Suk Kyu makes his drama return opposite Kim Hyun Joo and the always hustling Seo Kang Joon. The two men are cops in the internal affairs investigation unit of the police force and further team up with Kim Hyun Joo’s … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Han Suk Kyu, Kim Hyun Joo, Seo Kang Joon, Watcher

Kim So Hyun Debuts Dramatic Short Hair Look at Birthday Fan Meeting

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 4, 2019 by ockoalaJune 4, 2019
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I’m going to go out on a limb and say that short hair is officially in for 2019. K-actress Kim So Hyun debuted a very geometric short bob with bangs look just in time for her early June birthday and shared the look with her fans at this past weekend’s fan meeting. She’s the third big name young K-actress to … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Kim So Hyun

tvN Releases Script Reading Stills for Hotel Del Luna with IU and Yeo Jin Gu

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 3, 2019 by ockoalaJune 3, 2019
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In the Hong Sisters fantasy dramas they often pair a supernatural being with a human as the basis of the opposites attract and cannot be together tension ramped up to eternal. The same looks to happen again in their upcoming Hotel Del Luna set to premiere in July on tvN. IU plays a bad tempered thousands year old ghostly proprietress … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged IU, Kang Mina, Yeo Jin Gu

Jasper Liu and Puff Guo Sizzle with Chemistry in First Episode of Before We Get Married

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 3, 2019 by ockoalaJune 3, 2019
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Last Friday GTV aired the first episode of new TW-drama Before We Get Married (We Cannot Be Friends) and thank you drama lords for giving me a new addiction back into TW-drama land! Starring Jasper Liu (Liu Yi Hao) and Puff Guo, the drama is addicting in that “bad for you but tastes so good” way, especially in transforming perennial … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Before We Get Married, Jasper Liu, Liu Yi Hao, Puff Guo

First Look at J-dorama Adaptation of In Time With You with Shirasu Jin and Adachi Rika

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 3, 2019 by ockoalaJune 3, 2019
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Consider me suddenly excited for the J-version of best friends turn lover TW-drama In Time With You. Titled I Don’t Love You Yet (Boku wa Mada Kimi o Aisanai Koto ga Dekiru), the Japanese adaptation stars really sweet looking leads Shirasu Jin and Adachi Rika, pretty and relatable in that drama land sort of way that’s perfect for this story. … Continue reading →

Posted in J-doramas | Tagged Boku wa Mada Kimi o Aisanai Koto ga Dekiru, In Time With You

Woo Do Hwan Cast as Second Male Lead in Kim Eun Sook Drama The King: Eternal Sovereign

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 2, 2019 by ockoalaJune 2, 2019
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I feel a sense of deja vu when I heard this casting news. Rising male lead Woo Do Hwan has been offered and accepted the second male lead role in screenwriter Kim Eun Sook‘s next drama the parallel worlds fantasy romance The King: Eternal Sovereign. The leads will be Lee Min Ho and Kim Go Eun, and Woo Do Hwan’s … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged The King: Eternal Sovereign, Woo Do Hwan

tvN Releases First Teaser for Hotel Del Luna with IU and Yeo Jin Gu

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 2, 2019 by ockoalaJune 2, 2019
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This teaser totally caught me by surprise because I didn’t realize this drama was coming so soon. tvN dropped the first teaser for supernatural Hong Sisters drama Hotel Del Luna with IU and Yeo Jin Gu in a big way by premiering it after the first episode airing of Arthdal Chronicles since it’s taking over that Sat-Sun time slot after. … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Hotel Del Luna

Joo Jin Mo Marries Celebrity Doctor Fiancee in Seoul Wedding

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 2, 2019 by ockoalaJune 2, 2019

June 2019 kicks off in K-ent with a wedding of a top actor, with leading man Joo Jin Mo tying the knot at the age of 44 years old. He married a celebrity doctor Min Hye Yeon who is ten years younger and famous in her own right for being considered very pretty for a real life medical doctor and … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Joo Jin Mo

J-actress Ishihara Satomi Selected as the Olympic Flame Ambassador for the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 1, 2019 by ockoalaJune 1, 2019
Smiling person waving at an Olympic event.

It felt like Pyongyong 2018 was just yesterday and I was covering all the K-stars involved with South Korea hosting its first ever Winter Olympics. Now it’s just a year away from Tokyo taking the world stage in hosting the 2020 Summer Olympics and keeping the Olympic flame in Asia for another chance to showcase the culture of East Asia. … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Ishihara Satomi

Rapper ONE (Jung Jae Won) Does Double Duty as Kim Jae Wook’s Lil Brother and Young Jang Dong Gun in Same Week tvN Dramas

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 1, 2019 by ockoalaJune 1, 2019
Two characters in a forest scene.

I must say, whoever is managing rapper turning actor ONE (Jung Jae Won) and his career is doing a phenomenal job. In one year I’ve seen him cast in three very smartly slotted in small but memorable roles in high profile dramas. Last year he was Cha Seung Won‘s son in fantasy sageuk Hwayugi (A Chinese Odysessy) and this month … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged ONE

TW-actress Kimi Hsia Announces Surprise Marriage to Director Tom Lin

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 1, 2019 by ockoalaMay 31, 2019
Couple walking hand in hand on beach.

I love looking at wedding pictures, bonus for being pretty without too much posing or artificial glamour just like these. TW-actor Kimi Hsia (Hsia Yu Qiao) shared a happy surprise to start the weekend with her fans, announcing that she was married to boyfriend of three years director Tom Lin (Lin Shu Yu). The two released wedding pictures shot on … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Dating, Kimi Hsia, Married, Wedding

Lee Yoo Young Posts Alarming Mental State Statement on SNS But Agencies Claims it was Mistake

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 31, 2019 by ockoalaMay 31, 2019
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I certainly hope this was indeed just a mistake but highly doubt it and am worried. K-actress Lee Yoo Young, who just finished the KBS drama My Fellow Citizens with Choi Si Won, posted an update to her SNS account of her own picture and the caption “I want to die. Every single day is like hell. I want to … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Lee Yoo Young

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